+12%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Grand Valley State University rose 12% between 2021 and 2024 ($13.6k → $15.1k).
Michigan · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
Grand Valley State University
Allendale, Michigan. 19,073 undergraduate students. 148 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Grand Valley State University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Grand Valley State University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (0.9% → 0.0%).
+12%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Grand Valley State University rose 12% between 2021 and 2024 ($19.3k → $21.5k).
+34%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at Grand Valley State University rose 34% between 2006 and 2009 (19.4% → 26.0%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Michigan
Each tile compares this institution to the Michigan median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$56,118+17% · 6→10y
Michigan median $38,167$47,840
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry68.7%+56% · '97→'24
Michigan median 57.1%$19,500+367% · '97→'20
At program completion19,073+67% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS76.7%-6% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time94.7%-0% · '01→'24
latest cohort$14,628+225% · '01→'24
out-of-state $20,820SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
4.6%Median federal debt $19,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $56,118 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+56%
Grand Valley State University · completion · 150% rose
42.9% → 67.0%
+68%
Grand Valley State University · completion · 100% rose
15.5% → 26.0%
+67%
Grand Valley State University · undergrad enrollment rose
11,313 → 18,854
+225%
Grand Valley State University · in-state tuition rose
$4,660 → $15,140
+114%
Grand Valley State University · out-of-state tuition rose
$10,080 → $21,548
+367%
Grand Valley State University · median debt rose
$5,250 → $24,500
-100%
Grand Valley State University · cohort default rate fell
3.1% → 0.0%
+33%
Grand Valley State University · pell share rose
22.1% → 29.2%
+35%
Grand Valley State University · earnings_median_10yr rose
$41,600 → $56,118
+31%
Grand Valley State University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$39,400 → $51,712
+33%
Grand Valley State University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$36,100 → $47,840
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$123,503Business/Commerce, General.$112,479Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$106,121Computer and Information Sciences, General.$95,198Information Science/Studies.$94,036Accounting and Related Services.$93,720Mechanical Engineering.$85,738Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology.$85,684Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians.$84,815International Business.$83,990Business Administration, Management and Operations.$83,452Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$82,536Statistics.$78,011Finance and Financial Management Services.$74,838Business/Managerial Economics.$74,748Accounting and Related Services.$73,018Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$72,866Special Education and Teaching.$70,494Marketing.$69,915Public Health.$69,872Public Administration.$67,133Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$66,629Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.$66,492Health/Medical Preparatory Programs.$65,087
Showing top 24 of 68 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
68 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
ENGINEERING · CIP 14
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15
FOREIGN LANGUAGES · CIP 16
LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS · CIP 27
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30
PHILOSOPHY & RELIGIOUS STUDIES · CIP 38
PHYSICAL SCIENCES · CIP 40
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other.$60,572Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$72,866Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$123,503Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$53,449Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$66,629Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$40,878Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$61,619Public Health.$69,872Health/Medical Preparatory Programs.$65,087Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$82,536Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$106,121
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
Marketing.$69,915Finance and Financial Management Services.$74,838Accounting and Related Services.$73,018Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.$66,492Business Administration, Management and Operations.$83,452Business/Commerce, General.$112,479Hospitality Administration/Management.$49,255Business/Managerial Economics.$74,748Accounting and Related Services.$93,720Business/Commerce, General.$61,045International Business.$83,990
HISTORY · CIP 54
NATURAL RESOURCES & CONSERVATION · CIP 03
AREA, ETHNIC & CULTURAL STUDIES · CIP 05
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Grand Valley State University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$243,644
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 13
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $14,507
- HS-only baseline · MI
- $36,900
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 26
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Michigan
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Grand Valley State University graduates earn $X” — not “Grand Valley State University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Grand Valley State University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.